8 results
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... atelectasis • Lung ... fibrosis RR ... #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... • Interstitial lung ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Hypoxia #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... Fibrosis, Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... #differential #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... • Nodular or cavitary ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... NTM #Infections #differential
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... throughout the whole lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis